Sexual Purity - news
Homosexual rights group again targets Mississippi College
Homosexual rights group Soulforce picketed the campus of Baptist-affiliated Mississippi College (MC) in Clinton on October 19-20, the second time in a year the group came to town to protest what they consider to be the school’s discrimination against “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender” students. more »
By William H. Perkins, Jr. - Nov 7, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
BCM/D churches use Celebrate Recovery Program to bring help for the hurts, hang-ups and addictions
COLUMBIA, Md.—John Baker, founder of Saddleback Church’s “Celebrate Recovery” program, committed his life to Jesus as a child, but later struggled as an alcoholic. more »
By Sharon Mager - Nov 6, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Addictions, , Gambling, Substance Abuse, Sexual Purity, Pornography
Another state falls
On October 10, Connecticut became the third state in the country to legalize homosexual marriage by judicial fiat when the state’s Supreme Court ruled by a razor-thin 4-3 vote that same-sex couples have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexual couples. more »
By William H. Perkins, Jr. - Nov 6, 2008
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
Obama gains historic win; conservatives watch & wait
Democrat Barack Obama made history Nov. 4 by becoming the first African American elected to the U.S. presidency, but the victory left many evangelical Christians and other social conservatives concerned his administration will undermine pro-life and pro-family policies. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 5, 2008
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, , National
Because of them, I am forever changed
I grew up in Southern Baptist church culture. During adolescence I found myself overwhelmed by homosexual attractions. I had no idea how to fight something so powerful. more »
By Melanie Spinks - Oct 28, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Three Courts, Three Strikes Against Marriage
The nation’s third smallest state has just found a prominent place on a withering social landscape: Connecticut now becomes the third state to legalize same-sex “marriage.” Not surprisingly, the egregious decision was made not by the will of the people but by the judicial fiat of a court. more »
By Doug Carlson - Oct 14, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
Did God create Ray Boltz gay?
“If this is the way God made me, then this is the way I’m going to live,” Christian singer Ray Boltz said in a recent article disclosing his decision to divorce his wife and live as a homosexual. more »
By Bob Stith - Sep 23, 2008 - (4)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Hotelier stands up for Jesus in Branson
BRANSON, Mo.—Chris Myer, vice president of marketing for Myers Hotels in Branson, is a believer at First Baptist Church, Branson, who is passionate about living out his Christian worldview as a hotelier. more »
By Allen Palmeri - Sep 15, 2008
Topic: Faith, Family, Sexual Purity, Pornography, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Abstinence education: A program that survives scrutiny
“Abstinence education is a failure.” Variations of that message are beginning to pop up in the media once again in light of recent events calling into question the effectiveness of these programs. more »
By Doug Carlson - Sep 3, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Education, Sexual Purity, Abstinence
Churches urged to support marriage initiative
FRESNO, Calif. – When Proposition 8, the California Marriage Protection Act, is affirmed in November it will be in great part because churches have taken an active role in the political process, according to a family policy specialist. more »
By Terry Barone - Aug 30, 2008
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality